The Fatback Band

Funk and Disco Pioneers

Crown Heights Affair

Funk and Disco Band from Brooklyn

Ohio Players

Funk and Soul Pioneers from Ohio

Wendell Harrison

Jazz Saxophonist and Clarinetist from Detroit

Joe Bataan

Latin Soul Pioneer and Salsoul Innovator

Tuff Crew

Philadelphia Hip-Hop Group

Segments Of Time

Emerging Experimental Music Collective

Ben Moore

Emerging Indie Singer-Songwriter

Astrud Gilberto

Brazilian Bossa Nova Singer

John Scofield

Innovative Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Phil Ranelin

Jazz Trombonist and Composer

Larry Young

Jazz Organist and Innovator

Tommy Guerrero

Skateboarding Icon Turned Multi-Instrumentalist...

Al Wilson

Soul Singer and Songwriter

B.T. Express

Funk and Soul Group from the 1970s

Cissy Houston

Grammy Award-Winning Soul and Gospel Singer

Kellee Patterson

Jazz and Soul Vocalist

Mantronix

Innovative 1980s Hip-Hop and Electro-Funk Group

Collage

Multimedia Art Collective

Carrie Lucas

Disco and Soul Singer

Instant Funk

70s Disco and Funk Band

Clarence Reid

Soul Singer and Songwriter

Shamek Farrah

Jazz Saxophonist and Composer

The Pazant Brothers

Jazz-Funk and Soul Instrumentalists

Terumasa Hino Quintet

Japanese Jazz Trumpeter and Ensemble

Skyy

R&B/Funk Group

Johnny King

Emerging Indie Singer-Songwriter

Los Days

Creative Source

Soul and Funk Collective from the 1970s

The Mixed Bag

Eclectic Fusion Group

Yasuhiro Kohno

Cat Miller

Benny Troy

Soulful R&B Singer-Songwriter

DJ Nori

Japanese Disco DJ and Producer

Track IV

Emerging Indie Pop Group

Music Magic

Enchanting Indie Pop Duo

Shamek Farrah And Folks

Jazz Saxophonist Shamek Farrah and Ensemble

Sonelius Smith

Jazz Pianist and Composer

Group Everything Everything Everything

British Art Pop Band